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Dylan Marlais Thomas Welsh poet died
Dylan Marlais Thomas Welsh poet died Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “And death shall have no dominion”, as well as the “play for voices” Under Milk Wood. He also wrote stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child’s Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. …

Ramsay MacDonald, first UK Labour Prime Minister, died aboard Reina del Pacifico
Ramsay MacDonald, first UK Labour Prime Minister, died aboard Reina del Pacifico James Ramsay MacDonald FRS (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a Scottish politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931. From 1931 to 1935, he headed a National Government dominated by the Conservative Party and supported by only a few Labour members. MacDonald was expelled from the Labour Party as a result. …

Birth in Dublin of Hugh Leonard, pseudonym of John Keyes Byrne, playwright
Birth in Dublin of Hugh Leonard, pseudonym of John Keyes Byrne, playwright Hugh Leonard (9 November 1926 – 12 February 2009) was an Irish dramatist, television writer, and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote nearly 30 full-length plays, 10 one-act plays, three volumes of essay, two autobiographies, three novels, numerous screenplays and teleplays, and a regular newspaper column. …

Sir Hugh Lane, art collector and critic, is born in Ballybrack, Co. Cork
Sir Hugh Lane, art collector and critic, is born in Ballybrack, Co. Cork Sir Hugh Percy Lane (9 November 1875 – 7 May 1915) was an Irish art dealer, collector and gallery director. He was born on November 09, 1875 in Ballybrack, County Cork, Ireland. …

Sir James Young Simpson helps delivers first child to be born with the aid of anesthesia
Sir James Young Simpson helps delivers first child to be born with the aid of anesthesia Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, FRSE FRCPE FSA Scot (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870), was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform on humans and helped to popularise its use in medicine. …

King Edward VII, was born
King Edward VII, was born Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. …

James Napper Tandy convenes the first meeting of Dublins United Irishmen
James Napper Tandy convenes the first meeting of Dublins United Irishmen James Napper Tandy (February 1739 – 24 August 1803), known as Napper Tandy, was an Irish revolutionary and a founder of the United Irishmen. He experienced exile, first in the United States and then in France, for his role in attempting to advance a republican insurrection in Ireland with French assistance. …